http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/bridge-collapses-nw-wash-people-water-19246261#.UaCjj9jikmB
You got to love the Washington government.
'State officials approved the trucking company to carry a load as high as 15 feet, 9 inches, according to the permit released by the state. However, the southbound vertical clearance on the Skagit River bridge is as little as 14 feet, 9 inches, state records show. The bridge's curved overhead girders are higher in the center of the bridge but sweep lower toward a driver's right side.
The bridge has a maximum clearance of about 17 feet, but there is no signage to indicate how to safely navigate the bridge with a tall load.
The permit specifically describes the route the truck would take, though it includes a qualification that the state "Does Not Guarantee Height Clearance."'
Pay government for a permit
Get route approved by government
Government takes zero responsibility by using 5 words "Does Not Guarantee Height Clearance."
LOL is the guy supposed to stop before every bridge and break out a tape measure?
Government is the failure here.
You got to love the Washington government.
'State officials approved the trucking company to carry a load as high as 15 feet, 9 inches, according to the permit released by the state. However, the southbound vertical clearance on the Skagit River bridge is as little as 14 feet, 9 inches, state records show. The bridge's curved overhead girders are higher in the center of the bridge but sweep lower toward a driver's right side.
The bridge has a maximum clearance of about 17 feet, but there is no signage to indicate how to safely navigate the bridge with a tall load.
The permit specifically describes the route the truck would take, though it includes a qualification that the state "Does Not Guarantee Height Clearance."'
Pay government for a permit
Get route approved by government
Government takes zero responsibility by using 5 words "Does Not Guarantee Height Clearance."
LOL is the guy supposed to stop before every bridge and break out a tape measure?
Government is the failure here.